Back in the spaceship again juvenile science fiction series since 1945

Much literature for children appears in the form of series, in which familiar characters appear in book after book. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, authors began to write science fiction series for children. These early series generally had plots that revolved around inventions d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sands-O'Connor, Karen (-)
Otros Autores: Frank, Marietta
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press 1999.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy ; no. 84.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31334131*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 That Spark of Subversion: Robots, Androids, and Artificial Intelligence; 3 The Celestial Barnyard: The Familiar and the Strange; 4 No Business in Space?: The Female Presence; 5 Science Is Serious Business: The Role of Humor; 6 But What Is a Superconductor, Anyway?: The Absence and Presence of Science; 7 The City of Gold and the City of Lead: Utopias and Dystopias; 8 We Must Learn to Get Along: Aliens and Others; 9 Juvenile Science Fiction Series and the Coming of Age; Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of Juvenile Science Fiction Series; Bibliography; Index.